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The Kenai River is Alaska’s most popular sport and personal use fishery in Alaska. It is also the only sportfishing destination in Alaska that requires fishing guides to have mandatory instruction. To be eligible to guide on the Kenai, a person must complete the Kenai River Guide Academy (KRGA), a one week class at Kenai … + read more

Sufficient numbers of late-run Kenai River king salmon are the key to a successful fishing season for almost everyone in Upper Cook Inlet. Low numbers of these prized fish not only leads to restrictions and closures in the sport fisheries that target them but also to restrictions in the commercial set net fishery that targets … + read more

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish will hold its 16th annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration on Wednesday, May 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Johnson Lake State Park Campground in Kasilof. Approximately 925 elementary students from Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will help release hatchery-raised rainbow trout … + read more

Management Authority Legislation will help ensure potential fishing closures are based on science Washington, D.C. – April 18, 2016 – A coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations praised the introduction of a bill, S.2807, that will safeguard the role of state fisheries management agencies and help prevent unwarranted fishing closures like what recently occurred … + read more

Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit dedicated to fishery conservation in Alaska. We actively participate in fish and wildlife management in Alaska, including the Alaska Board of Fisheries, the Alaska Board of Game, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the International Pacific Halibut Commission, the Federal Subsistence Board and the Southcentral … + read more